DANIEL BURNHAM. The Conway. Something Going On

Below is a vintage shot of the Conway (from Sally A. Kitt Chappell's highly recommended "Architecture and Planning of Graham Anderson Probst and White.")  And something, most definitely is "going on".  Note the baluster on the Cornice, the rounded corners and the horizontal window openings. Every Burnham Building shows some variation from one to the next. This one seems to push the envelope --

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-- with both Anderson's Lions and Dinkelberg's Oak Leaves.  (Note the Acorns on this 17th Floor Detail.)

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